How the bags are made

There is an area of Bali Indonesia that is tucked into the mountains of the southeast . The Village of Tenganan is the home to the original peoples of Bali. It is where we travel to get these unique handbags. We have never shown the photos taken on our last trip until now.

                                           this is the ATA grass that is split to make it easier to weave

                                            all he uses is a knife and his fingers to split the reeds

                                                                               weaving

                                   raw bags waiting to be smoked. Look at the difference in color!

                               Raw bags being fed into the smoker. They use coconut hulls for the fire.

                        LOB's all lined up waiting for linings and handles.Note the chickens running around.

                                                             sewing on the handles ...still need linings

                            Karin and Lizzie sitting in the container ,ready to unload. brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr